Floor-cleaner.



P. W. ZIEGLER.

FLOOR CLEANER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 7, 1911.

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH C01. WASHINGTON. D. 1;

onrrnn srargns rnnr orrion PETER WILLIAMSON ZIEGLEB, OF CHICAGO,ILLINOIS.

FLOOE-GLEANER.

Application filed December '7', 1911.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PETER TILLIAMSON ZIEGLER,a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements inFloor-Cleaners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to floor cleansers employing a mop and means forwringing the mop.

The object of my invention is to provide a floor cleanser of thischaracter and of novel, simple and eflicient construction havingprovision whereby the wringing of the mop may be easily effected bytwist-ing it from the center toward both ends and whereby the mop may beeasily adjusted to wringing and to cleaning positions, as will behereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a view of the invention withthe mop in operative position. Fig. 2 is a view showing the scrubbingbrush in operative position. Fig. 3 is a view showing the methods ofwringing the mop, and the way to use the wringing bar. Fig. 4 is a Viewof a modified form in which the mop is attached to ahandle for usewithout a scrubbing brush. The scrubbing brush may also be attached to ahandle for use without a mop by omitting the mop and mop attachments.

In said drawings 6 is the handle; 7 is a portion of the handle squaredor flattened on two sides to prevent the sliding handle bar 13 fromturning on the handle; 88 are projecting arms fastened to the flattenedend 7 of the handle 6; 9 is a scrubbing brush pivotally attached to theprojecting arms 88; 10-1O are extending arms fastened to the end of thescrubbing brush 9, and embracing the mop holding rod 11, to which isattached one end of the mop 1.2; 13 is a sliding handle bar, attached tothe lower portion 7 of the handle 6 by the guide plate 14; to thesliding handle bar 18 is fastened a mop holding rod 15, which holds theupper end of the mop 12; 16 is a wringing bar held between the upper andlower fabrics of the mop 12 by a cord or wire 17 passing through holes18-18 and over and under the mop 12; 19 is a pin to be inserted in holes20-2O to hold bar 13 in place and 21 is a hook for hanging the wringingbar 16 when not in use.

When using the scrubbing brush as in Specification of Letters Patent.

particularly Patented July 15, 1913.

Serial No. 664,441.

Fig. 2 or wringing the mop as in Fig. 3 the sliding handle bar 13 isdrawn up on the squared or flattened portion 7 of the handle 6 to theproper height and heldin position by a pin 19 inserted in a hole 20 inthe portion of handle 7 under the guide plate 14 on the sliding handlebar 13. When using the mop the sliding handle bar 13 is loosened andallowed to drop down to near the end of the flattened portion of thehandle 7 and the scrubbing brush 9 is revolved a half turn as in Fig. 1thus bringing the mop on the floor and under the back of the brush.

In Fig. 3 is shown the method of wringing which is simple easy andeffective. The left hand grasps the handle bar 13 which holds the handle6 and both ends of the mop 12 so they cannot turn while the mop 12 iswound from the center toward both ends by the wringing bar 16 in theright hand of the operator. hen a half turn of the wringing bar 16 ismade it is pushed through the mop 12 to the other end of the wringingbar, and the turn and forward push repeated until the mop is wound tightenough to remove the water from it. The mop is then easily and quicklyunwound by reversing the operation. The bar 13 is then hung by the cord17 and hook 21 as shown in Fig. 12 and 4..

In Fig. 4 a modification of the floor cleaner is shown in which the mop12 is used without a scrubbing brush. In this form the extending arms1010 are fastened to the flattened end 7 of the handle 6 and embrace themop holding rod 11 to which one end of the mop 12 is attached. Thesliding handle bar 13, the mop holding rod 15, the upper end of the mop12, and the wringing bar 16 are all attached and used the same as in theother form.

hen the modified form is used for the mop, the scrubbing brush may beused on a separate handle, using the handle 6, the projecting arms 8-8and the scrubbing brush 9, as shown in Fig. 2 without the mop and mopattachments.

hat I claim is:

l. A floor cleanser comprising a handle, a mop, means for attaching oneend of the mop to said handle, means for attaching the other end of themop to said handle and a wringing bar movable to the central portion ofthe mop and having a mop engaging part, whereby the mop may be twistedfrom the central portion toward both ends.

2. A floor cleanser comprising a handle, a mop, means for attaching oneend of the mop to said handle, means for attaching the other end of themop to said handle, said mop having an opening therein between saidattaching means, and a wringing bar extending through said opening.

3. A floor cleanser comprising a handle, a mop, means for attaching oneend of the mop to said handle, means for attaching the other end of themop to said handle, said mop having an opening therein between saidattaching means, a wringing bar extending through said opening, a loopconnected to said wringing bar on each side of said mop and embracing apart of said mop.

a. A floor cleanser comprising a handle, a mop, means for attaching oneend of the mop to said handle, means for attaching the other end of themop to said handle, said mop having an opening therein between saidattaching means, a wringing bar extending through said opening andmovable therein from the central portion of the mop to a positionadjacent one end thereof, and means to hold said wringing bar in aposition adjacent one end of the mop.

5. A floor cleanser comprising a handle, a

handle bar extending transversely of the handle and slidably connectedthereto, a mop, means for attaching one end of said mop to said handle,means for attaching the other end of said mop to said handle bar, meansfor holding said handle bar in different positions of adjustment on saidhandle, said mop having an opening therein between said attaching means,and a wringing bar extending through said opening.

6. A floor cleanser comprising a handle having a flat face, a handle barextending transversely of the handle, a loop secured to the handle barand embracing the handle and engaging said flat face and therebypreventing the turning of the handle bar, a mop, means for attaching oneend of said mop to said handle, means for attaching the other end ofsaid mop to said handle bar, means for holding said handle bar indifferent positions of adjustment on said handle, said mop having anopening therein between said attaching means, and'a wringing barextending through said opening.

PETER WILLIAMSON ZIEGLER.

Witnesses:

ETTA DE LANEY, WM. A. HINNERS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

